How can I get a flash player installed on my phone to view flash video from a site like newgrounds? I installed a later version I think and it still didn't work. Could someone point me in the right direction for the file or set up (different browser set up, etc)
Also, any way to tether on my touch pro 2 without having to have the add on plan or worry about possible data charges? This is EXTREMELY crucial for me. It may end up being my main internet source at school since I got stuck with crappy on campus housing and the wireless blows. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could provide some answers
Its been hard for me to find a good site for mobile phones, I hope I came to the right place =)
My service provider is Sprint
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Use tether for data
On the reverse note, is there anyway to use the tethering option to flow the data through? I don't understand why there is a seperate data plan AND tether and the latter doesn't cover the former.
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Hi.
As you can guess my name's Pete.
I've just received an XDA orbit from O2. I've been fiddling with it for a good few hours now, and I have somequestions that I cannot find answers to in the (rather thick) user manual:
I want to completely disable the use of GPRS. Is there any way I can do this? On the phone the menus tell me I can download sattelite info for the GPS receiver (quickgps), either through GPRS or via the activesync connection. It's defaulting to the gprs and I don't want that. I want to use my home broadband connection to connect the phone to the internet, but it keeps trying to do it the other way round.
This is my first xda and I would appreciate any help or advice on this or general tips etc. If anyone has any questions they would like to ask me about this phone please feel free.
Pete.
Pete, Sorry, I can't really your question since I don't own this phone. I just wanted to ask you how does phone functionality compare with your previous phones?
Well since I've only owned conventional phones before I find the range of features quite breathtaking, but I can't compare it to other PDA-type devices not having any experience with them before. I've been using a Motorola V3 for the past 2 years, and though it's a tough phone the software sucks and the processor is very slow. The Orbit is much faster despite having to run a much more complicated operating system.
So far I'm very pleased with it, especially the size. It's by far the most compact PDA I've seen. Here it is alongside my own V3 and my daughter's W850i
Ok I've meneged to get it to work through the activesync by turning off advanced network services. Now I can update the GPS sattelite data through my broadband, and even use Internet Explorer.
I would still like to turn off GPRS completely though.
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Hi. I have just had a play with an Orbit, it is brilliant if I don’t mind saying.
I have used Palms and Psions before, but this is light years ahead.
Have a look at this site. http://www.4winmobile.com/viewtopic.php?p=42938
It provide a good over view, and some more links to see if there is any one else out there that can answers your question. After my current phones contract expires, end of Feb, I will get one. I can’t wait…
Cool - be aware that O2 will only ship the satnav software with £40 and above tariffs. Thanks for the link
I think that if you go to your settings menu and thenyour connections menu you can see the option to manage exisiting settings. in that option you can delete settings. without them it can't connect to GPRS. But back up your connection settings first. even if it means writing them down.
Also I'm not sure if the pocket pc will try to connect still and then give you a message that it failed to connect.
Yes the Orbit is nice - I wonder if Orange are going to supply it.
The HTC (manufacturer) name for this is Artemis - ask your questions the specific section of this forum as there should be a bunch of people hanging around in there who already have some experience of it.
I recently got an HTC Fuze with a new contract from AT&T... I opted not to get the data plan, because 90% of the time I have a WiFi connection, and didn't think the monthly charge was worth it.
Fast forward to today, and I have a $35 charge on my bill for 3.5MB of data. What I think happened, is that since I was a bit of a WM noob at the time, I didn't know to set the connection settings to default to WiFi instead of 3G, and every time a program tried to connect it enabled the data connection (even when I had it disabled in the connection manager) and tried to download through that. Now I know how to set it, but I still have this charge, for more than it would have cost me for a month of unlimited downloads. There was also no warning ANYWHERE that it would cost me money to use these programs.
Is there anything I can do to get them to drop it? I'd really rather not pay this ridiculous charge, and I don't plan on adding a data plan in the near future.
Also, does anyone know if there's a way to get AT&T to disable data on my plan altogether? I'd rather not have something like this happen again.
call att and tell them that this is your first time this has happened and you won't do it again. they usually take off the charge first time this happens. i'm not sure if they will disable data for you altogether, but there is a way to do this via your phone. Download and install the Diamond Tweak program to your phone and go to 6. Data and for 6.3 (Enabled: MEdia Net and Enabled: AT&T ISP GPRS), disable both of these. that should take care of it.
good luck with att!
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call att and tell them that this is your first time this has happened and you won't do it again. they usually take off the charge first time this happens. i'm not sure if they will disable data for you altogether, but there is a way to do this via your phone. Download and install the Diamond Tweak program to your phone and go to 6. Data and for 6.3 (Enabled: MEdia Net and Enabled: AT&T ISP GPRS), disable both of these. that should take care of it.
good luck with att!
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Well, I've since HardSPL'd my phone and installed Elite RC3, and I think I have it permanently disabled.
I'll give them a call though, thanks.
Well, I just gave them a call, and the rep I spoke to said the best they could do is sign me up for 1 month of data, and credit me back the charges for last month. I pushed for a direct refund, but they said they couldn't do that, so I just bit it and signed up for the plan.
It would have came out to around $22 (i have a govt. discount), and he said it would be even cheaper because I signed up in the middle of the billing cycle. So all in all, I came out ahead, but I'm not sure if I could still have gotten the charges dropped outright or not.
Anyway, I now have unlimited data for the rest of the month... any ideas on how to use it? Can they detect tethering?
not that i know of
make sure u make the registry edit to enable it!
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not that i know of
make sure u make the registry edit to enable it!
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Don't get too greedy but as long as you don't download torrents or movies and stuff you should be fine.
I called and they removed Internet from my phone completely.
Just remember you can't send MMS messages if you disable internet from their side.
This happened to me when I had the Tilt and again with the Fuze. The stupid things are set to go out onto the internet automatically for certain features (like weather). When I get a new phone, the first thing on my mind isn't disabling the internet, so I racked up a few pay-per-use charges because I was silly and assumed the thing wouldn't go online unless I told it to. AT&T immediately applied a credit both times when I called, no need to sign up for a month of data service.
I currently don't have have a Fuze but am planning to get one within a month or so and the Weather tab had been a worry becuase I don't have a data plan at all. In the TouchFLO settings tab inside connections you can flip off the data service along with WiFi, & Bluetooth wouldn't that work as well?
FYI: Opera 9.7 is claiming a turbo feature to compress files to speed download times for mobile users & may help to squeeze that extra bandwidth for you
I was stuck with this same problem just recently too, however i still cant figure out how to disable the internet but keep it just for MMS. Can someone help me out?
Another thing to check is make sure AGPS is off. It will connect to data no matter whether you disable connections through Diamond Tweak or NoData.
I'm sorry if this has been asked already.
I'm very interested in getting a Samsung Vibrant. I wasn't a big fan of Android at first, but it's really growing on me. However, I have absolutely no interest in getting a data plan -- Everywhere I frequent has open wi-fi. If I got the phone, I know no carrier would let me leave the store without a data plan, so I'd just get one on eBay.
Is it possible to completely disable data, contact/email syncing, cloud connection, etc. and still use the full capabilities of an Android phone through wi-fi without screwing anything up? I've heard that if you don't have a data connection it's possible that your contacts will delete themselves when the phone tries to sync -- Is this true? Is there anything I should know about using Android without data, or are there any apps I should get to help with the whole process?
I have no data plan at all, G1 on T-Mobile. Vibrant shouldn't give you any problems, but if you're worried about contacts deleting (which has never happened to me), you can turn sync on and off, so just toggle it when you connect to wi-fi. Glad to see more interest in Android, hope you can make some contributions to the community.
Thanks for the info -- I didn't know you could actually toggle the syncing!
I hope I get more into Android, too. I'm a huge Windows Mobile person right now, but after looking at the Vibrant, I think I've been converted.
I also hope I can help in the community a bit, too -- I've been coming here for a long time, and I think you guys are amazing at what you do.
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I have no data plan at all, G1 on T-Mobile. Vibrant shouldn't give you any problems, but if you're worried about contacts deleting (which has never happened to me), you can turn sync on and off, so just toggle it when you connect to wi-fi. Glad to see more interest in Android, hope you can make some contributions to the community.
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I'm sorry, I've got one more thing to ask: So can you disable ALL data, except for the phone data (calls, texts, etc.)? I can actually still get apps and do pretty much everything data allows all through wi-fi without any issues?
You can do syncing/cloud connection over WiFi too.
Thee other say my wife forgot to pay her bill.they shut her phone off.. Connected phone to wifi in the house and was able to use google talk email market... No text or calls though
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well i had a first gen my touch 3g, i unlocked it and put it on att. what i endened up doing was i set up a different apn and since the settings were wrong i couldnt get on the internet. i could be wrong, but i think thats what kept me from getting on the net with it. and then i realized i had a data plan on my contract so i put the correct info for the apn and got data.
U can delete all your APN Info so that your phone will not be able to connect via 3G or Edge only with WIFI ;-)
Have fun with this great os!
There is literally an option in the network settings to disable the "mobile network". This disables internet/3g data traffic but does not affect call/text (that is not considered "data").
Also, Android actually disables the mobile network connection when Wifi is active (at least on CDMA devices)
Awesome, this is exactly what I was looking for. I have no idea why I was told it wasn't worth using Android without data - This all sounds like just what I had planned to do. Thanks, everyone! :-D
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Also, Android actually disables the mobile network connection when Wifi is active (at least on CDMA devices)
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Relying on that alone won't work as soon as you get in the car with the phone...when it loses the wifi connection, it looks for a cell data connection again. You are right though, so long as it has a wifi connection, it doesn't look for 3G data at all.
People say it's no use having Android without data because there's literally TONS of awesome stuff you can do with data (Google Maps walking turn-by-turn, for example. And Zombie, Run!, which is the best game ever made). But if you're like me and are cheap/broke, or you just don't see yourself using data much, you'll be golden. But I think as you get into Android more and discover what you *could* be doing, you'll want to add data. I intend to put data on when I upgrade
i dn't have a data plan and when i attempt to use a data connection w/o wifi i get an msg from my provider (asking if i really want to and telling me how much it will cost). If your provider allows you access to their data network without you agreeing and then charges you that's pretty bull**** and i would definitely switch providers.
So..moving from Android to Windows is pretty awesome except that Windows is just way to good at locking down their hardware. Verizon just adds insult to I injury when it comes to using my unlimited data which I will never give up until they decide to drop me.
Anyway, if anyone is interested I have figured out how to tether the 8x via USB (and at pretty decent speeds) but have still been searching for any sort of workaround for the ICS that VZW thinks unlimited users shouldn't be allowed to have for free. I could just go pay the $5 for Tether-X or whatever but I hear it takes a lot of setup on the computer end which is just a hassle and not convenient seeing that my home computer already has fast internet. I've had a few ideas...
First, for those who are interested in USB tethering. It involves enabling Diag Mode (##634#) so your PC will recognize it as a USB Composite Device. The problem here is the drivers. I searched all over and finally came across the 8x-specific drivers for the PC to recognize it as a modem. Message me if you are interested in the details to setting that up. Now to the hotspot question...
From what I've read, there used to be a way to go into your EPST settings (##778#) and change the DUN NAI in the default W.IP profile to bypass the block. The problem here is that you cannot edit these settings because VZW(HTC?) decided that people shouldn't be able to play with the device they paid so much for to keep their unlimited data. Does anyone know any tricks to unlock editing in these sections of the EPST? Any other workarounds that anyone has heard of? Please don't say such things as "move to a shared plan" or "pay for the hotspot"...I waited for this phone to come down in price so I could buy it out-of-pocket just for the fact that I could keep my unlimited data. And it wouldn't really be unlimited if I had to pay more to use ICS, now would it? Besides, it's not a necessity, just something that would be convenient. I have faith that WP8 will be cracked soon so I can enjoy it like the old days where the native file system was open for modification.
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So..moving from Android to Windows is pretty awesome except that Windows is just way to good at locking down their hardware. Verizon just adds insult to I injury when it comes to using my unlimited data which I will never give up until they decide to drop me.
Anyway, if anyone is interested I have figured out how to tether the 8x via USB (and at pretty decent speeds) but have still been searching for any sort of workaround for the ICS that VZW thinks unlimited users shouldn't be allowed to have for free. I could just go pay the $5 for Tether-X or whatever but I hear it takes a lot of setup on the computer end which is just a hassle and not convenient seeing that my home computer already has fast internet. I've had a few ideas...
First, for those who are interested in USB tethering. It involves enabling Diag Mode (##634#) so your PC will recognize it as a USB Composite Device. The problem here is the drivers. I searched all over and finally came across the 8x-specific drivers for the PC to recognize it as a modem. Message me if you are interested in the details to setting that up. Now to the hotspot question...
From what I've read, there used to be a way to go into your EPST settings (##778#) and change the DUN NAI in the default W.IP profile to bypass the block. The problem here is that you cannot edit these settings because VZW(HTC?) decided that people shouldn't be able to play with the device they paid so much for to keep their unlimited data. Does anyone know any tricks to unlock editing in these sections of the EPST? Any other workarounds that anyone has heard of? Please don't say such things as "move to a shared plan" or "pay for the hotspot"...I waited for this phone to come down in price so I could buy it out-of-pocket just for the fact that I could keep my unlimited data. And it wouldn't really be unlimited if I had to pay more to use ICS, now would it? Besides, it's not a necessity, just something that would be convenient. I have faith that WP8 will be cracked soon so I can enjoy it like the old days where the native file system was open for modification.
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Try this, I enabled WiFi Internet sharing in my Verizon 8X: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52490701&postcount=5
All I’m finding is conflicting information, for both stock or rooted z4’s. I’m living where there is no available internet, except for my unlimited data plan, which has hotspot data capped at 15 gigs. That means, I can not use chromecast.
What I’d like to find out is if it’s possible via MHL cord, to mirror media to my tv. If it requires rooting, I’ll need some serious research time, but I’m not an idiot and can figure it out. At this point, I’d buy more hardware if that’s required. I dig the phone, but I really need something I can run kodi, Netflix or other stuff on, and mirror to my tv’s.
I guess another option might be if there was a way to get around the hotspot caps?
If you're able to edit your APNs, you could probably make the device route tethering through the data APN instead of the tethering APN
That's what I did with my Galaxy S6 and unfortunately you have to be rooted to do it (at least with Sprint, they disable APN editing so you have to find the database file and use a program to edit it)
However, your carrier might still be able to tell you're tethering and if they find out they won't be happy about it. I was lucky, and Sprint seemed to not care.